Castaneda does not file a response to the Attorney General

May 28, 2013

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Under the Dome - The Blog

Embattled Salinas City Councilman Jose Castaneda has chosen to not respond to the state Attorney General's office on the issue of whether or not the city should be allowed to sue him to force him off his Alisal Union school board seat.

Under the Dome - The Blog received this note from Lynda Gledhill, spokeswoman for Attorney General Kamala Harris:

"Hi,

This is to inform you that Mr. Castaneda did not submit any written response by the May 24 deadline, nor did he submit a written request for more time. We will proceed with evaluating the matter.

Thank you,Lynda"

So now the AG's office will now decide whether the city can have leave to pursue the lawsuit against Castaneda. When that decision will come was not exactly clear late Tuesday afternoon.

So that's where things sit for the moment. If we can get in touch with Castaneda for a comment on this decision, we will post it here.